The December 2004 Earthquake in Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia Sarah Loiacano November 16‚ 2010 Geology Section H004 On December 26‚ 2004‚ mass destruction and devastation was the result of a large earthquake off of the West Coast of Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The earthquake began in the early morning on Sunday at 7:58:53 AM‚ and wreaked havoc on thousands in the affected areas. BBC News reported on the earthquake‚ stating that “Sunday’s tremor – the fourth largest since 1990 – had a particularly
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AERIAL FIREFIGHTING Introduction Firefighters shall be deployed should all preventive measures fail. Unfortunately‚ the scale of forest fire could be so large that the number of ground firefighting crews would fall short. For instance‚ the fire in Kalimantan‚ Indonesia‚ in 1982 affected a scale of 3.5 million hectares of woods‚ its 1997 counterpart blazed across 5 million hectares (Boer‚ 2002); the 2009 forest fire in Southern Australia razed a relatively smaller but nonetheless significant area
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Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Indonesia The Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra‚ is situated in the middle of the island Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and consists of three national parks; Gunung Leuser National Park 8‚629.75 square kilometers (3‚331.97 sq mi)‚ Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) 13‚753.50 square kilometers (5‚310.26 sq mi) and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP) 3‚568 square kilometers (1‚378 sq mi). The rainforest covers
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customers use their own reusable mugs or tumblers for their beverages in the U.S. and Canada 5.) Worked with Conservation International (to protect carbon-absorbing tropical forests in coffee-growing regions in Chiapas‚ Mexico‚ and Aceh and North Sumatra‚ Indonesia) 6.) A founding member of the Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) coalition in the United States (to work with other companies to advocate for stronger clean energy and climate
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Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground‚ instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There is a scattered population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo‚ Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan
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“The hazards presented by volcanic and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.” To what extent do you agree with this view? (40 marks) Volcanic and seismic events can take place all over the world and therefore both more economically developed countries (MEDCs) and less economically developed countries (LEDCs) can be affected. In the last 30 years there have been multiple examples of where volcanic and seismic events have had an impact on both MEDCs and LEDCs. Some
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The haze is basically pollution of atmosphere‚ which is clogged with pollutants and other substances from forest fires. The haze is a direct effect of forest fire in central Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia .The haze spreads gradually to Malaysia and cause air pollution.Therefore‚Indonesia and Malaysia should work together to overcome the haze problem.I have a few reasons to support my stand. Firstly‚the haze can bring many effects for human health.It will increase the respiratory problems
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died with millions homeless. In Aceh close to the epicentre‚ 131‚000 people were confirmed dead and 37‚000 missing. With more than 80‚000 houses sustaining major damage or collapse‚ the More than 500‚000 people were displaced from their homes in Sumatra alone. In addition to the massive damage to housing‚ utilities‚ roads‚ and bridges‚ the disaster significantly disrupted the communities and the government of affected areas. Aceh was particularly affected by the tsunami because it it low lying
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this effect the forest of Sumatra? Sumatra is the biggest island of Indonesia‚ nearly twice the size of Britain. It was a island nearly completely covered in a unique and pristine ecosystem - one of the worlds last virgin rain forests. However the sheer global hunger for paper‚ biofuels‚ cooking oils (margarine) and chocolate have all taken a massive toll. It is suggested that since the 60´s around half of the rain forest has already been lost and by 2020 Sumatra will be one big paper-and-palmoil-plantation-Island
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There are four unconnected railway networks in Java and Sumatra dedicated primarily to transport bulk commodities and long-distance passenger traffic. Sea transport is extremely important for economic integration and for domestic and foreign trade. It is well developed‚ with each of the major islands having at least one significant port city. The role of inland waterways is relatively minor and is limited to certain areas of Eastern Sumatra and Kalimantan. The function of air transport is significant
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